Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-24
DAILY HERALD.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Garbage Question and Dump
s..v Ground Discussed

The Garbage q Question and Dump
ing Ground Discussed.
The Board of Health met yesterday
afternoon, Mayor Workman presiding,
10 consider several matters referred te
its members by the City Council.
The first matter which came up fol
consideration was the offer Of F. P. Quig
lev to remove the carcasses OF dead ami
mails outside of the city limits and there
dispose of them. Mr.. Quigley offered
to provide covered vehicle and carry
away horses and other large animals at
$500 each.
r. A. Matine offered to provide a
dumping ground for garbage and refuse
matter for $50 per month.
Mr., Quigley also offered to provide
suitable wagons and to collect the gar.
bage and deposit it outside OF the city
limits for Sl25 per month.
The Superintendent of Public Streets,
when asked about the dumping matter,
said that there are now two wagons en-.
gagged in cole citing garbage at a weekly
expense of $54 for the men. The swill
is collected entirely by private parties,
and the city carts do not get much of the
bad smelling stuff except in two days in
the week when outside districts are
taken in, The markets provide dump.
ing ground of their own and the fruit
men use the city dumping ground. 1t
was his opinion that something had to
be done soon, as the dumping ground
could not be used much longer. He
recommended that o special policeman
be employed to force the bumpers to go
200 wards farther than at present on
Seventh street.
DR.. Hagan had given the matter but
little attention. In old countries the
garbage is utilized and on the Mississippi
the people throw it in the river, and
further down the people drink the
water.
Mayor Workman thought that the
present dumps should be cleaned up.
He had been told that there was now
dead horse in view uncovered probably
by the food. Complaints were frequent
about the dumping ground.
Mr.. Pike thought it would be good
idea to arrest some of the store.keepers
who make it a practice to throw papers
in the street, and some regulation rela.
tive to the distribution of hand bills
should be made.
Mayor Workman thought that Mr..
Qu,gley's propositions were too expens
i've tor the city and wanted to know it
some better terms could not be made
Mr.. sQuigley said that he did not think
he could do it for any less. He would
cart the dead auimals away put them in
an iron tank and in two hours there
would be nothing left. Such treatment
was better than buryipg.
Considerable discussion followed as to
the expense and it was finally concluded
that by burning the resuse matter at the
new dumps further down the river and
by cleaning the old ground and forcing
dumpers to deposit their loads at the
right place, the city could get along for
o couple of years to come it the dead
animals we're removed. 1t was therefore
decided to recommend that Ordinance
1856 be amended so as to make removal
of animals compulsory within twelve
hours after d, ath, and to provide that
they be carted outside of the city limits
in covered vehicles.
The matter of the protest against the
maintenance Of the pesthouse in its pres.
ent situation was briefly considered and
the protest laid on the table.